Kevin and Shelby met in Rolla, MO in fall of 2013 where they were both attending college at Missouri University of Science and Technology. They were introduced by a mutual friend Shelby's freshman year and Kevin's sophomore year. They remained friendly throughout college, while Shelby focused on studying Chemical Engineering and playing on the S&T Women's Volleyball Team, while Kevin kept busy with fraternity life in Kappa Sigma and studying Mining & Explosives Engineering.

Kevin graduated in December 2017 and returned to Rolla in spring 2018 to celebrate fraternity friends' graduations, in which he asked Shelby out on a date while in town as she was still in Rolla finishing up her last semester. Kevin borrowed a freshman's car (he had carpooled with a friend into town) to take Shelby hiking in nearby St. James, MO, and they ended up cutting the date short (unexpectedly) so Kevin could return the vehicle, leaving Shelby on the steps of her apartment to eat her ice cream alone and to find a surprise tick two days later from the hiking excursion (don't worry, no lasting effects of said tick).

After this disastrous (now funny, in reminiscing) first date, Shelby and Kevin again stayed friendly until late summer 2018, when their paths crossed again in Kansas City where Shelby was living at the time, when Kevin came in town from Wichita, KS, where he was living at the time, to visit some friends. They ended up on a "redo" first date at a sushi restaurant, and the rest is history.

They started dating long distance in September of 2018, visiting each other every few weekends and making the most of their time together. In 2021, Kevin moved back to St. Louis to start a new job and move closer to family and friends, where Shelby joined him a few months later, making the hard decision to leave her friends, roommates, and family back in KC (in which she's very grateful they have been nothing but supportive!). In 2022 after nearly 5 years together, Shelby and Kevin moved to their first place together, a very special townhome in St. Charles, MO; they shared lots of memories in this home, including finding and buying their first house together in Affton, MO a year later. In summer 2023, the couple closed on their first home back near the city and got right to work on projects to make the house their own.

Kevin and Shelby have traveled to 4 countries together (with many more to come!), as well as countless states (for much more successful hiking trips, notably Kevin's 30th birthday trip to all of the Utah National Parks). They share plenty of things, but they have especially bonded through their senses of humors, big personalities and hearts, and overall zest for life. There is never a dull moment in the Wagner-Cahill household, and the couple hopes it stays that way forever. Kevin has been extra supportive the past 3 years while Shelby pursued her Master's Degree at Johns Hopkins University while working full time (and has been essential in helping her keep her sanity), and Shelby has encouraged Kevin to pursue all of the hobbies he wants to...within reason (if you know, YOU KNOW).

In July 2024, Kevin proposed to Shelby at his family's lake house at Lake of the Ozarks on a very special rose-petaled and champagne-filled morning. This is a very special place for the couple, who'd spent 6 summers coming down to play and relax with family and friends, but especially for Kevin, who'd grown up in the house since his parents had purchased it when he was a baby. This celebration was shared with many friends and family members this day, and Shelby and Kevin can't wait for the real celebration with all of the special people in their lives on November 15, 2025!

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